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1 ♦ upper
♦ upper /ˈʌpə(r)/A a.superiore; più alto; più elevato ( anche in grado, ecc.): the upper lip, il labbro superiore; The bedrooms are on the upper floor, le camere da letto sono al piano superiore; the upper storey, il piano di sopra; the upper branches of a tree, i rami più alti di un albero; the upper floors of the building, i piani più alti dell'edificio; the upper classes, le classi elevate (o alte); l'aristocrazia; the upper middle class, l'alta borghesia; the upper echelons of the party, i gradi più alti del partito; the upper body, la parte alta del corpo; the upper reaches of the Thames, i tratti superiori del Tamigi; upper limit, limite massimoB n.● upper-bracket, dello scaglione più elevato: (fisc.) upper-bracket taxpayers, i contribuenti che pagano più tasse □ upper case, (tipogr.) maiuscolo, maiuscole; (comput.) lettere maiuscole □ (tipogr.) an upper-case letter, una lettera maiuscola □ the Upper Chamber = the Upper House ► sotto □ (teatr.) upper circle, balconata; seconda galleria □ upper-class, dell'alta borghesia; aristocratico □ (fam.) the upper crust, l'aristocrazia; la nobiltà; la crema □ (naut.) upper deck, ponte superiore (o di manovra); ponte di coperta □ (naut.) upper-deck personnel, personale di coperta □ the Upper House, la Camera Alta; la Camera dei Lord (in GB); il Senato (in USA) □ upper school, corso superiore ( di scuola secondaria) □ upper shell, ( pattinaggio) gambetto ( di scarpa per pattini a rotelle); ( sci) gambaletto ( di scarpone) □ ( sci) upper strap, fascia di chiusura ( di uno scarpone) □ (fig. arc.) the upper ten ( thousand), l'aristocrazia; il gran mondo (nel XIX secolo) □ to have [to get] the upper hand of sb., avere [prendere] il sopravvento su q. □ (fam. antiq.) on one's uppers, in bolletta; al verde. -
2 upper works
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3 upper
['ʌpə(r)] 1.1) (of shoe) tomaia f."leather upper" — "vero cuoio"
2) AE colloq. eccitante m., stimolante m.2.1) (in location) [ shelf] in alto; [deck, jaw, lip, teeth] superiore2) (in rank) superiore, più elevato3) (on scale) [register, scale] più altothe upper limit — il limite massimo (on di)
temperatures are in the upper twenties — la temperatura sfiora i 30°
••to be on one's uppers — colloq. essere al verde
to have, get the upper hand — avere, prendere il sopravvento o la meglio
* * *1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) superiore2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) tomaia3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) (in primo piano)- get/have the upper hand of/over someone
- get/have the upper hand* * *['ʌpə(r)] 1.1) (of shoe) tomaia f."leather upper" — "vero cuoio"
2) AE colloq. eccitante m., stimolante m.2.1) (in location) [ shelf] in alto; [deck, jaw, lip, teeth] superiore2) (in rank) superiore, più elevato3) (on scale) [register, scale] più altothe upper limit — il limite massimo (on di)
temperatures are in the upper twenties — la temperatura sfiora i 30°
••to be on one's uppers — colloq. essere al verde
to have, get the upper hand — avere, prendere il sopravvento o la meglio
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4 upper class
1. 2.* * *((of) the highest rank of society; (of) the aristocracy: The upper classes can no longer afford to have many servants; He speaks with an upper-class accent.) alta borghesia, aristocrazia* * *1. 2. -
5 upper *** up·per
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6 upper crust
1.nome colloq. scherz.2.aggettivo upper-crust [accent, family] aristocratico* * *n* * *1.nome colloq. scherz.2.aggettivo upper-crust [accent, family] aristocratico -
7 upper case
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8 upper middle class
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9 upper-class adj
[ˌʌpə'klɒːs](district) signorile, (people) dell'alta borghesia, (accent) aristocratico (-a), (attitude) snob inv -
10 Upper Chamber
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11 upper classes
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12 upper hand
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13 Upper House
nome GB Camera f. Alta* * *nthe Upper House — (in Britain) la Camera Alta, la Camera dei Lords, (in US etc) il Senato
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14 Upper Volta
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15 upper circle
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16 upper sixth
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17 upper-income bracket
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18 upper case
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19 upper class
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20 (to) upper-case
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